Bentgo Lunch Box Comparison

With more than 21,000 followers on Instagram, hundreds of helpful lunch tutorials on YouTube, and a growing Facebook group dedicated solely to bento-style lunchbox ideas, Sylina Lunches has come up with many healthy and fun lunch ideas that will keep the kids happy and make your life easier!

Now that it’s back-to-school time again, many of us will be in search for the perfect lunch box system for ourselves and our little ones.

Bentgo offers several different lunch boxes that will accommodate all age ranges. Their products are well made, durable, affordable and their designs reflect the needs of real life lunch packers. Not only can you choose between the different configurations, they also offer both BPA Free plastic and glass containers as well as cold and hot food solutions.

To help make your choice easier, I’ve put together thisBentgo comparison videoand blog post showing you the differences between the various lunch boxes. So let’s get right to it!

Bentgo Comparison Chart

Bentgo Comparison Breakdown

Let’s compare the Bentgo Fresh vs the Bentgo Kids first as they are very similar in design and price. With only $2 in difference, the Bentgo Fresh is a slightly larger version of the Bentgo Kids with the added versatility of a removable divider. The Bentgo Kids has 5 compartments – great for more variety and smaller portions.

The Bentgo Fresh has 4 compartments but is adjustable to become a 3 compartment lunch box. You can easily remove the included divider and fit a whole sandwich into the large compartment.

As you can see in the photo below, I placed the full sandwich sideways and placed the divider against the side of the sandwich instead of using the grooves that the divider is supposed to secure on to. The large compartment with the divider is leak proof from the other compartments but it is not leakproof within the large compartment even with the divider so be mindful about placing wet foods that you do not want to mix with dry foods.

In regards to food capacity, the Bentgo Fresh holds almost 5 cups of food, whereas the Bentgo Kids is slightly below 3 cups. This makes the Bentgo Kids more appropriate for younger children with smaller appetites and the Bentgo Fresh for those with larger appetites or even adults!

Even with the larger design, the Bentgo Fresh is fairly similar in weight to the Bentgo Kids. Rest assured that the larger design will still fit into most of the standard sized lunch bags.

One other major difference between these two boxes is the material on the outer shell. The Bentgo Kids has a slip resistant rubber bumper that lines the edge of the box – this is especially handy for younger children as it helps to prevent slips or damage from drops. As the Bentgo Fresh is targeted towards an older age range, it does not have the rubber bumper and instead has a smooth edge that matches the rest of the shell.

The next three Bentgo lunch containers I will look at all serve a distinct purpose. The Bentgo Bowl – for warm lunches such as soups, pasta, rice etc., the Bentgo Salad – for larger portioned salads and foods that do not need to be warmed up, the Bentgo Lunch Box – for traditional style bento lunches.

All three of these Bentgo lunch containers are priced the same ($14.99) and include utensils that fit right into the lunch box, they each also have two levels – a top section for snacks and a bottom section for your main lunch food. Depending on what types of food you enjoy having for lunch, one of these boxes would appeal more to you. All three are very light in weight – coming under 1lb.

The Bentgo Bowl is definitely the choice for you if you often crave hot lunches. It’s a lot larger than traditional thermos containers with space for over 3 cups of food. It also has a large opening that makes it feel like you are literally eating out of a bowl and not a thermos!

For the salad lover and someone who likes a big portion of food and snacks, the Bentgo Salad is perfect. Holding 9 cups of food, you can place all your veggies and greens in the bottom compartment and keep all your toppings separate on the top compartment – at lunch time, just toss it all together.

The original and first Bentgo lunch box container resemble that of a traditional bento box. It has a larger bottom section, where you can add dinner leftovers to be heated up in the microwave and a top section with two compartments to add extra snacks. The whole container top and bottom will hold up to 4.5 cups of food.

The most innovative Bentgo container I think is the new Bentgo Glass containers. With a bento style compartments, these glass containers are a must for those who want to avoid plastics. In two sizes, the regular 3 compartment Bentgo Glass and the smaller 2 compartment Bentgo Glass Snack – you will surely have all the food you need for the work day.

Both are completely leak-proof and microwave safe so you are free to pack cold foods, hot foods, wet foods – anything really! The snack container is about half the size of the regular container as well as half the weight too.

The Bentgo Glasses are definitely my favorite containers for my own mom lunches. Not only is it visually beautiful it is also very well made – the glass is thick and very durable. These are great for lunches, meal planning or even just food storage 🙂 .

And there you have it. I hope that this comparison of all the Bentgo products has come in handy for you. I’d love to know which one is your favorite!

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Comments

I love the bentgo kids. The reason is because I would encourage more healthy meals as my daughter begins to grow. And also ahow her variety and color is perfectly fine and healthy.

Stephanie

18 Aug 10:16

The Bentgo kids is my son’s favorite, but looks like the Bentgo glass will be a good fit for me! Love your videos!

Nikae

17 Aug 11:38

They’re all so awesome it’s hard to choose a favorite but I love the Bento Kids for my littles and the Bento Glass for me.

Ayan kailie

15 Aug 16:49

I like the Bentgo Kids the best!

Nicole

15 Aug 13:49

For my kiddos ages two and three we love the Bentgo Kids boxes. They are rough and tumble and perfect for their appetites! My husband has the Bentgo Lunch Box and we are planning to get him a glass one soon. We recommend the Bentgo Kids to all of our friends!

Cortney White

15 Aug 11:52

I just love the Bentgo Kids! It not only makes packing school lunches easy, but also makes it fun for the little ones! ????

Michelle Choi

15 Aug 10:31

I have bentgo lunch box and I use it all the time.
It’s great for on the go lunch

Christine Watanabe

15 Aug 09:03

I have the Bentgo Lunch Box and Salad, but the Lunch Box is my favorite. If I win, I’d like to have the Bentgo Bowl – just right for my ramen lunches!

yanira pirela

15 Aug 06:26

excellent

Amy Lazar Kleiman

15 Aug 06:13

I’ve ordered 2 Bentgo Kids lunchboxes for my son is about to start JK. All summer he’s been requesting his food in it, practice is good and I love hearing all his ideas for what to put in the compartments!!! So far, this one is our fave, but want to try others soon!

Melissa K

15 Aug 04:59

My favorite are definitely the glass! It’s nice to have something so nice for mom lunches!

Mindy Cook

15 Aug 04:47

Love the glass Bentgo Boxes. Very cool!

Tammy Howard

15 Aug 03:28

Being newly committed to the Bento Box, this was extremely helpful. I just purchased a Bentgo for my husband, grown daughter and Bentgo kids for my grand daughter. I see now the difference and how purchasing each Bentgo can be helpful in our Bento Box goals. Many Thanks

Vickie Eastham

15 Aug 02:50

I have three Bentgo’s!! My daughter is using the the Bentho Kids but I think she’s ready for the Bentho Fresh!

Christina Jackson

14 Aug 23:49

My favorite is the Kids :-) My toddler will be able to easily open the box independently and have a nice variety of nibbles for lunch.

Amy

14 Aug 23:18

All very cool designs. My favorite bentgo container is the glass Bentgo.

Bianca

14 Aug 21:51

I like the kids version because my daughter is starting kinder and I’m looking for a waste free lunch option.

Ana

14 Aug 20:51

I’d love to get my hands on the glass bentgo containers.

Jenny Moya

14 Aug 20:15

My favorite is bentgo kids. Hope to win!!

april

14 Aug 19:41

Bentgo Fresh is my favorite. My kids have bigger appetites now so the bigger size is better. I also like the versatility of the optional divider.